United States House of Representatives

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The United States House of Representatives is the popularly elected legislative chamber of the U.S. Congress whose members represent districts apportioned by population and serve two-year terms.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chamber of the United States Congress
lower house of bicameral legislature
apportionmentBasis population
buildingSection House wing of the United States Capitol
citizenshipRequirement at least 7 years a U.S. citizen
constitutionalArticle Article I of the United States Constitution
country United States of America
createdOn 1789
electionCycle every 2 years
electionSystem single-member districts
establishedBy United States Constitution
exclusivePower impeach federal officials
originate revenue bills
governingRules Rules of the House of Representatives
hasChamber House chamber
hasCommitteeSystem yes
hasMajorityLeader House Majority Leader
hasMajorityWhip House Majority Whip
hasMajorParties Democratic Party
Republican Party
hasMinorityLeader House Minority Leader
hasMinorityWhip House Minority Whip
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.house.gov
hasSpeaker Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
hasUpperHouse United States Senate
languageUsed English
lastsFor one Congress per 2-year term
legislativeBodyFor United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
locatedIn Washington, D.C.
meetsIn United States Capitol
minimumAgeOfMembers 25 years
nickname United States House of Representatives self-linksurface differs
surface form: the House
nonVotingDelegatesCount 6
numberOfMembers 435
partOf United States Congress
presidingOfficerTitle Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
surface form: Speaker of the House
primaryFunction lawmaking
power of the purse
representation of the people
residencyRequirement inhabitant of the state represented
supervises Chief Administrative Officer of the House
House Office of the Clerk
Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives
surface form: House Sergeant at Arms
termLength 2 years
typeOfLegislature partisan legislature
votingMembersCount 435
votingMethod electronic voting system
recorded roll call vote
voice vote
votingSystem first-past-the-post

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Inspector General of the United States House of Representatives partOf United States House of Representatives
Inspector General of the United States House of Representatives employer United States House of Representatives
Inspector General of the United States House of Representatives reportsTo United States House of Representatives
Tennessee's 6th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Republican Conference of the United States House of Representatives partOf United States House of Representatives
Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Reorganization Act of 1949 oversightBy United States House of Representatives
Massachusetts 8th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Massachusetts's 8th congressional district
Massachusetts 8th congressional district currentRepresentativeChamber United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Massachusetts's 8th congressional district
this entity surface form: U.S. House of Representatives
Washington's 6th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Anti-Administration Party legislativeBase United States House of Representatives
New York congressional districts electsToChamber United States House of Representatives
United States congressional apportionment appliesTo United States House of Representatives
William Brockman Bankhead House (Bankhead House and Heritage Center) associatedWith United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: William Brockman Bankhead House
Nevada's 2nd congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Massachusetts 9th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
subject surface form: Massachusetts's 9th congressional district
Indiana's 2nd congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Gwen Moore member of United States House of Representatives
Gwen Moore office contested United States House of Representatives
Gwen Moore employer United States House of Representatives
Alabama's 7th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Alabama's 7th congressional district currentRepresentativeChamber United States House of Representatives
Agricultural Act of 2014 introducedInChamber United States House of Representatives
Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government legislativeChamber United States House of Representatives
House Parliamentarian appliesToJurisdiction United States House of Representatives
this entity surface form: U.S. House of Representatives
House Parliamentarian partOf United States House of Representatives
House Parliamentarian employer United States House of Representatives
House Parliamentarian usedBy United States House of Representatives
this entity surface form: Members of the U.S. House of Representatives
Indiana's 6th congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Indiana's 6th congressional district currentRepresentativeChamber United States House of Representatives
this entity surface form: U.S. House of Representatives
Office of the Delegate of Guam to the U.S. House of Representatives chamber United States House of Representatives
this entity surface form: U.S. House of Representatives
Robert M. La Follette memberOf United States House of Representatives
Timothy J. Roemer legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Tom Foley legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
3rd United States Congress legislativeChamber United States House of Representatives
Neil Abercrombie memberOf United States House of Representatives
4th United States Congress legislativeChamber United States House of Representatives
Delaware at-large congressional district legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 introducedIn United States House of Representatives
Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 vetoOverrideChamber United States House of Representatives
House Democratic Caucus legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
House Democratic Caucus house United States House of Representatives
this entity surface form: U.S. House of Representatives